2012 fundraiser held on local ranch After a quarter-century, the support for Polo on the Prairie, the annual Albany fundraiser benefiting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, continues to grow. With $340,000 raised and more than 1,200 in...
4-Hers to host fundraiser May 9
Shackelford County 4-H is sponsoring a benefit supper for the Texas 4-H recurve archery team. The fundraiser dinner will be held Wednesday, May 9 at Friendship Baptist Church Activity Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. and...
Local leaders attend TMCN lunch
City Manager David Denman and Chamber Executive Chuck Senter attended a network luncheon in Throckmorton last Thursday. The event was one of six network luncheons sponsored by Texas Midwest Community Network this spring. Immediately following...
Relay raises cash to ‘kick cancer’
12-hour event to be staged at stadium Local organizers are wrapping up the final plans for the American Cancer Society of Shackelford County’s Relay For Life. Set for this weekend, scores of walking, jogging and...
Progress picks up on pool project
The Webb Municipal Park is a hotbed of activity this week, with major construction on the new pool and bathhouse taking shape. “Atlantis Aquatic Group is scheduled to shoot the shell today and tomorrow,” park...
Mop, broom sale planned
Spring is in the air and clean up time begins. Members of the Albany Lions Club will sponsor their annual Mop and Broom Sale on Monday, May 7 at the usual location at the local...
Work to begin on parking lot, driveways
Mowing bids to be accepted for rural cemeteries Shackelford County elected officials worked through a routine agenda with two commissioners absent and just enough voting officers to make up a quorum during a regular meeting...
Hospital director cites concerns
Committee to review job duties Concerns voiced by a board member resulted in two closed sessions during Monday night’s Shackelford County Hospital District directors meeting, which included a separate health clinic board meeting. A former...
April blood drive cancelled
The Kiwanis sponsored blood drive originally scheduled for April 26 has been cancelled because of a conflict. The Meek Blood Center bloodmobile will be back at First Baptist Church on
ResourceCare to sponsor Fair
The ninth annual youth health fair is planned for Friday, May 4 at the Bank Park. The fair, sponsored by the ResourceCare Center, is open to all children and adults of all ages, with an...

